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At San Diego Comic-Con next month, the Lego Group plans to give away a minifigure of the “Arrow” character Arsenal, aka Roy Harper.

Only SDCC attendees with an official badge can enter the daily drawing for a minifigure, which will take place at the Pavilion Terrace of San Diego convention center at 12:30 p.m. every day from Thursday, July 9, to Saturday, July 11. Lego will give away 1,500 minifigures of Arsenal on Thursday.

DC Comics adaptations “Arrow” and “The Flash” are both hits for the CW, so it was only a matter of time before the network developed a new spinoff. We have heard certain details about “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow,” such as cast members and the general premise, but a new, expansive trailer reveals a lot more about what to expect from the series.

In a Facebook post shared by the “Arrow” page, CW reveals the origin of the team, which combines familiar “Arrow” and “Flash” heroes such as the shrinkable Atom (Brandon Routh) and the resurrected White Canary (Caity Lotz), and villains such as Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) and Heat Wave (Dominic Purcell). The show will also star Victor Garber as Prof. Martin Stein, aka Firestorm, and will feature a new character to the TV universe, Hawkgirl (Ciara Renee).

Stephen Amell will be trading in his hood for a hockey mask, but he is staying in the vigilante business.

The Canadian heartthrob, who stars as hooded hero Oliver Queen in CW’s DC Comics series “Arrow” has signed on to play hockey-mask-wearing tough guy Casey Jones in the sequel to last summer’s hit “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie, Variety reported. Amell, who will turn 34 next month, seemed to confirm the report with a tweet Tuesday night. Read More »

Executive producers and cast members of the CW’s ‘The Flash’ at Paleyfest 2015 in Los Angeles on Saturday night.

Paley Center for Media

The science that the CW television series “The Flash” deals with usually is based on a kernel of truth, executive producer Andrew Kreisberg said Saturday night.

“There’s just enough real science in it to make you believe it, but it’s mostly BS,” Kreisberg said during a PaleyFest 2015 discussion in Los Angeles. The discussion was livestreamed on Yahoo! Read More »

Comic books and superheroes haven’t just taken over the multiplex. They’ve stormed our television screens, too, from “Gotham” to “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” to “The Walking Dead.”

But the best geek show of the year doesn’t spring from the four-color (or even black-and-white) world of funnybooks, or even a gritty fantasy world, like “Game of Thrones.” No, it comes from a realm of horror, and I’m not talking about the weird fiction-saturated universe of “True Detective.”

Rather, this one was created by novelist Thomas Harris in 1981 with “Red Dragon,” the first story to feature Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter, and carried through three more books. Bryan Fuller‘s “Hannibal,” which has managed to survive two seasons on NBC despite its relatively low ratings and its often-sickening gore, is a treat for Hannibal Lecter fans and horror-movie buffs alike. It re-mixes the Hannibal the Cannibal legacy with Fuller’s geeky obsession with shock movies of yore, from Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” to even the oft-mocked “Wicker Man” remake. Read More »

Geek culture became more dominant in popular culture this year, and a big part of it has been a steady barrage of surprises and shocks. Maybe there was a movie that turned out better than you had hoped, or perhaps you were into that first “Star Wars” teaser trailer more than you thought you would be. There were shocking twists on TV shows, huge announcements from publishers and studios, and big changes that might signify broader shifts in pop culture.

We’ve rounded up three of our biggest surprises this year below. We all have our favorites, of course, so let us know if you agree with us, or if you have other shocks that you think should make our list. Read More »

Stephen Amell’s TV show, “Arrow” is in its third season, while the comic book spinoff from “Arrow,” “The Flash” is setting ratings records for The CW. Amell’s fans have also lobbied for him to play Green Arrow in DC’s upcoming Justice League film.

The actor talked with Speakeasy about life as a comic book icon. Read More »

Well, it is time for our season finale. When we last left things, Slade’s Mirakuru-fueled Deathstroke army was running amok all over Starling City. Amanda Waller and ARGUS had surrounded the city to prevent the Deathstrokes from leaving. Amanda gave Oliver/Arrow just hours to get things under control or she will level the city. That forced Oliver to give Roy the untested Mirakuru cure. Meanwhile, Thea was saved from a rampaging Deathstroke by Malcolm Merlyn, but she raised her gun and appeared to shoot him. Let’s see how things finish up tonight…

We start with the Arrow hideout being invaded by a bunch of Deathstrokes. Everyone flees, including Roy, who appears to have been cured. So, the cure works. An ARGUS helicopter blows up the hideout, killing the Deathstrokes. Digg’s ex-wife Lyla, an ARGUS agent, has come to help. She and Digg are going to go talk to Waller and maybe buy Oliver a little more time to clear things up. Oliver is rigging his arrows with the cure so he can stop the Deathstrokes without killing them. Read More »

Previously on Arrow… Things are looking grim for our heroes. Dozens of Mirakuru-fueled Deathstrokes are marching through the streets of Starling City causing chaos. Oliver/Arrow and Laurel are trapped underground with several Deathstrokes trying to get to them to finish them off. Thea, trying to just leave town, is in a train station where a Deathstroke is killing everyone.

Digg is facing off against Isabel Rochov, who has donned some Deathstroke-looking mask and is now wielding a pair of swords. I think our best shot at salvation is Felicity, who has friends at Star Labs working on a Mirakuru cure. Oh, and the previews tell us that Malcolm Merlyn, aka: The Dark Archer, will make a re-appearance this week. Who knows, perhaps he will get to bond a bit with Thea, his daughter. Let’s get right to the action… Read More »

Previously on Arrow… Moira was killed!! That shocker at the end of last week’s episode will surely be the main focus of this week’s craziness. Lets get right to the recap to see where things pick up.

We begin with Moira’s funeral and Sebastian Blood being sworn in as the new mayor. Even Walter is at the funeral. He puts a rose on her casket. Oliver is nowhere to be seen though. Blood shows up at the wake and asks about Oliver, but no one has seen him in days. Isabell Rochov, who is not dead thanks to Mirakuru, comes up to Dig and Felicity and taunts them. She comments that Oliver probably ran away because he did not want to see their funerals too. Oooooh, she’s cold! Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.